CVE-2021-46950

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 15.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-02-27 18:40Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-23 15:18Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

60c55c746f0a13ac49ada9eae74293060fd11eec1c088e1ea9bf4dabc364ab7b

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12216d0919b64ee2ea5dc7a50e455670f44383d5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e17cab00fc5bf85472434c52ac751426257c6f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6920cef604fa57f9409e3960413e9cc11f5c5a40
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/661061a45e32d8b2cc0e306da9f169ad44011382
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59452e551784b7a57a45d971727e9db63b192515
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538244fba59fde17186322776247cd9c05be86dd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2417b9869b81882ab90fd5ed1081a1cb2d4db1dd